Maris Crane

"Technology has finally made it possible to ignore people efficiently."

"History teaches us that people have always been problematic."

"The only philosophy worth pursuing is one conducted in silence."

"Literature provides the escape that reality refuses to offer."

"Politics would improve dramatically if fewer people were involved."

"War and social gatherings have something in common: both are terrible."

"Motivation comes from knowing there's something worse than inaction: interaction."

"Inspiration is best found in the space between human encounters."

"Relationships are essentially practice for disappointment."

"I haven't left the apartment in three years. The world is far too contaminated."

"My space is a sanctuary. Every object has been carefully curated for maximum serenity."

"Common people are simply exhausting. One must maintain certain standards."

"I've developed a severe allergy to mediocrity."

"Happiness is a well-organized closet and absolutely nothing else."

"Love is a chemical imbalance best avoided entirely."

"Success requires impeccable taste and an aversion to the ordinary."

"I find most people insufferably pedestrian and wonderfully forgettable."

"My life is a masterpiece of solitude and refined aesthetics."

"Beauty exists only in the absence of the vulgar masses."

"Family is a necessary evil, like dental appointments."

"I have elevated avoidance to an art form."

"Change is simply unacceptable without proper documentation."

"Knowledge is power, which is why I know everything about nothing."

"Time moves differently when one is this refined."

"The truth is far too crude for civilized discussion."

"Freedom is choosing not to interact with society whatsoever."

"Nature is what exists outside my triple-paned windows."

"I only appreciate music composed for an audience of one."

"Courage is unnecessary when one simply avoids all conflict."

"My work is being the most exquisite version of myself."